Analyst predicts 127m PS3 sales

[MikeB]

jarrod said:

MikeB said:

Metallicube said:
Do analysts lack common sense, or are they simply being paid under the table by Sony?

If the PS3 has only sold 32 million in its first 3+ years of existence, which is almost always the prime time for the console's life, what in blue hell would prompt him to think that it'll sell another near 100 million in years 4-10, when console sales tend to stagnate and decline? Or does he just think the PS3 will just magically sell forever?

I don't get people.

The PS3 sold 33.5 million units in less than 3 years of availability in most of the world.

The US and Japan are still the two largest national markets worldwide for userbase of game consoles.  "Most of the world" is being a bit disingenuous, in "most of the console market" PS3 was released in 2006.  And looking at actual sellthrough (ie: "sold"), PS3 still isn't at 33.5m yet.

Europe has become Sony's strongest market and consoles are gaining steam here (the PC gaming market has significantly declined, in the NES era a relatively much larger share of gamers were using home computers instead). And the rest of the world combined can easily rival Japan for the long term.

With all those shortages I can't say I fully trust VGChartz' figures, around here at the major stores only new bundles are available.